"challice" pics...lets see em!

[slojmn]

Wow, very cool .

 

[Justin74]

That is bad @$$ thank you for the visual! I wonder if that would have an effect on the morphalogy/coloration?My guess is it would, sometimes maybe. Sweet!Now I know, could use the room too

-Justin

 

[IndyMatt]

How long does it take a brown Chalice to color up? I just got a pink eyed brown one from a LFS.

 

[Fliger]

That is one of the coolest reefing pictures I have EVER seen!!!!!!

 

[Creetin]

Hmm I wonder if i can frankenstien something together.

 

[mecold]

That is wild! Con't wait to see if any of the pigmentation transfers.

 

[Fliger]

Yeah, I finally get to play - I got this Watermelon, and Aquascene and a couple more coming this week

 

[clkwrk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8282711#post8282711 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RandyO
Close up of the first pic, showing the flesh laying on top of each other.

Another pic that's in this thread a few times.

Two color morphs of Echinophyllia, fused together.

July 05

May 06

I also have a pale blue Echinophyllia that must have picked up a tiny chunk of that pink echino as it was growing. No pics of that one already on the web server.

Wow very cool ! Love the orange .

 

[JotaDe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8282447#post8282447 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RandyO
And it grew over the whole rock, and then wanted to go under it.

So I had to frag it with the tile saw. That was not very fun to hold a piece the size of a golf ball with no rock to grab onto. I had to press on the flesh, which is not very good for the coral.

Question on this comment, I bought a small frag that was growing over a small rock - do I need to worry about how it grows out whether I end up fragging it or not?

 

[paininthewrasse]

so so nice.. I never see nice colors of echino like these avil by me.

 

[paininthewrasse]

heres what I have.. nothing to spectacular..

 

[RandyO]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8301195#post8301195 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JotaDe
Question on this comment, I bought a small frag that was growing over a small rock - do I need to worry about how it grows out whether I end up fragging it or not?

I would not be too worried about that piece. It looks to be Echinophyllia aspera, or at least the same as most of the ones I posted. They have thicker flesh, and the skeleton tends to want to plate outwards.

Your piece looks similar to this piece.

You can see that it plates out. I would bet yours does the same thing as it comes down the sides of that rock. It's best to leave them alone for long periods of time. If they move around a lot, that can cause the growth to go under.

Very nice piece, btw.
The redder the morph, the slower they grow, IME. Green's and Pinks seem to grow very fast.

 

[JotaDe]

Thanks for the info, I do hope mine turns out like your orange one. How long does it take to get to that size?

 

[RandyO]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8311290#post8311290 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JotaDe
Thanks for the info, I do hope mine turns out like your orange one. How long does it take to get to that size?

It took my piece a couple years to get to that size from a quarter sized frag.

 

[Duce]

Nice one Randy.
Question on the top down shot where there are 4 in the pics...Are they literally laying on top of each other or they are above (i.e. some higher than others).....and that the pic turned out the way it did.....

 

[bower23]

Ok, now that I know how to post pics!! I will!! I know these are the pics from the website but they are better than the ones from my camera. And yes I do own these pieces.

 

[RandyO]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8314095#post8314095 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Duce
Nice one Randy.
Question on the top down shot where there are 4 in the pics...Are they literally laying on top of each other or they are above (i.e. some higher than others).....and that the pic turned out the way it did.....

Hey Duce,

In this pic,

The two large pinks and the small red are on the bare bottom of a 40 breeder. The green piece was angled on the rock, but started to plate out flat on the glass. The echinos are all inflated a little, so the flesh overlaps.

 

[Quatro]

Hey Fliger,

Nice watermelon! Mike has the best stuff, so good for you. Great price on that piece too, I almost got it, but then it was gone =)

Good to know it went to a well set up tank!

 

[Fliger]

Hey thanks bro - comes tomorrow along with a few other things!

The red watermelon went for close to $400 - I thought it would be more. Way to go Alicia!

 

[slojmn]

Thanks David That red watermelon is a sweet little chalice and should go real well with my collection (and yours in time). I thought the price would run up a bit as well...glad it didn't . According to Steve Tyree if it had been on ebay it would have gone for more but he runs a different auction now. I'll get pics of it posted to this thread as soon as I get it settled in, maybe this weekend.